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Poems
by Victor Hugo
- Language
- EN
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This collection of poetry by Victor Hugo consists of works from the late 19th century, encompassing a variety of poetic forms including odes, ballads, and early compositions. The anthology reflects Hugo's literary development over the years, with themes that explore love, loss, political upheaval, and the human condition. The poems reveal his mastery of language and his engagement with both personal emotion and broader societal issues. The inclusion of an introductory memoir provides biographical context, detailing Hugo's experiences during France's turbulent historical periods, from the Revolution through his rise as a prominent literary figure.
The volume is structured to showcase Hugo's artistic evolution, with selections that highlight his emotional depth and ideological concerns. The poems are representative of the French literary scene of the 19th century, marked by expressive language and a reflective tone. The work exemplifies the period's poetic style and Hugo’s significance within French literature of the era.
The volume is structured to showcase Hugo's artistic evolution, with selections that highlight his emotional depth and ideological concerns. The poems are representative of the French literary scene of the 19th century, marked by expressive language and a reflective tone. The work exemplifies the period's poetic style and Hugo’s significance within French literature of the era.
From the opening pages
Dictated before the Rhone Glacier— Author of "Critical Essays" The Poet's Love for Liveliness— Fraser's Magazine Infantile Influence— Henry Highton, M.A. The Watching Angel— Foreign Quarterly Review Sunset— Toru Dutt The Universal Prayer— Henry Highton, M.A. The Universal Prayer— C., Tait's Magazine LES CHANTS DU CRÉPUSCULE.—1849. Prelude to "The Songs of Twilight"— G.W.M. Reynolds The Land of Fable— G.W.M. Rrynolds The Three Glorious Days— Elizabeth Collins Tribute to the Vanquished— Fraser's Magazine Angel or Demon— Fraser's Magazine The Eruption of Vesuvius— Fraser's Magazine Marriage and Feasts— G.W.M. Reynolds The Morrow of Grandeur— Fraser's Magazine The Eaglet Mourned— Fraser's Magazine Invocation— G.W.M. Reynolds Outside the Ball-room— G.W.M. Reynolds Prayer for France— J.S. Macrae To Canaris, the Greek Patriot— G.W.M. Reynolds Poland— G.W.M. Reynolds Insult not the Fallen— W.C.K. Wilde Morning— W.M. Hardinge Song of Love— Toru Dutt Sweet Charmer— H.B. Farnie More Strong than Time— A. Lang Roses and Butterflies— W.C. Westbrook A Simile— Fanny Kemble-Butler The Poet to his Wife LES VOIX INTÉRIEURES.—1840. The Blinded Bourbons— Fraser's Magazine To Albert Dürer— Mrs. Newton Crosland To his Muse— Fraser's Magazine The Cow— Toru Dutt Mothers— Dublin University Magazine To some Birds Flown away— Mrs. Newton Crosland My Thoughts of Ye— Dublin University Magazine The Beacon in the Storm Love's Treacherous Pool The Rose and the Grave— A. Lang LES RAYONS ET LES OMBRES.—1840. Holyrood Palace— Fraser's Magazine The Humble Home— Author of "Critical Essays" The Eighteenth Century— Author of "Critical Essays" Still be a Child— Dublin University Magazine The Pool and the Soul— R.F. Hodgson Ye Mariners who Spread your Sails— Author of "Critical Essays" On a Flemish Window-Pane— Fraser's Magazine The Preceptor— E.E. Frewer Gastibelza— H.L. Williams Guitar Song— Evelyn Jerrold Come when I Sleep— Wm. W. Tomlinson Early Love Revisited— Author of "Critical Essays" Sweet Memory of Love— Author of "Critical Essays" The Marble Faun— William Young A Love for Winged Things Baby's Seaside Grave LES CHÂTIMENTS.—1853. Indignation! Imperial Revels— H.L.W. Poor Little Children Apostrophe to Nature Napoleon "The Little" Fact or Fable— H.L.W. A Lament— Edwin Arnold, C.S.I. No Assassination The Despatch of the Doom The Seaman's Song The Retreat from Moscow— Toru Dutt The Ocean's Song— Toru Dutt The Trumpets of the Mind— Toru Dutt
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